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For Want of a Lemon
"On the island we found an unspeakable number of sea-dogs which lay on the rocks to bask in the sun...our men amused themselves by...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 15, 20204 min read


The Last Drive
The scary thing is that in my lifetime, 95 per cent of the world's rhinos have been killed." - Mark Carwardine Wednesday evening ,...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 13, 20202 min read


For Kendra (& the rest of the 'Young Families')
“The continent is too large to describe. It is a veritable ocean, a separate planet, a varied, immensely rich cosmos. Only with the...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 13, 20201 min read


Toto was wrong
“Except for the sound of the rain, on the road, on the roofs, on the umbrella, there was absolute silence: only the dying moan of the...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 13, 20203 min read


The Rhino & the Kill
“You know you are truly alive when you’re living among lions.” ― Isak Dinesen, Out of Africa Sunday February 9th - We are nearing the end...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 13, 20203 min read


A Fender Bender
"I miss the rains down in Africa" -Toto We traveled to a new camp this afternoon. It’s been raining lightly which has broken some of the...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 7, 20204 min read


Fingernail Clippings
“We have lost the ancient wisdom that considers each decision on how it will affect future generations. We have to get back to thinking...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 5, 20203 min read


Ngala
“The cat may look like a lion, but that does not make it a lion.” -African Proverb “It’s good to be king” -Mel Brooks We left Makalali...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 4, 20202 min read


Musa
“If I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa.” * John Hemingway (American author) Of all of the incarnations of Edgar Rice...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 3, 20204 min read


Africa Hot
"Man it’s hot. It’s like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot". - Biloxi Blues After an 8 1/2 hour overnight flight from...

Glenn Dobbs
Feb 2, 20203 min read


Falconry & Fountains
“You can't forge a relationship with learned helplessness, you can only force one and it will always be tenuous. There is always the...

Glenn Dobbs
Jan 30, 20202 min read


A Stroll through Souq Waqif
"(This) once-sleepy country has changed almost beyond recognition" - Jane Kinninmont We stepped into the elevator to the passenger tunnel...

Glenn Dobbs
Jan 30, 20203 min read


One Day in August
"He felt a sudden pressure, and then splinters and pieces of board and fragments of tile fell on him. He heard no roar. (Almost no one in...

Glenn Dobbs
Jan 27, 20203 min read


A Diamond is Forever
“A Diamond is forever” - DeBeer’s mining corporation slogan At the end of the 20th century there were many people trying to come up with...

Glenn Dobbs
Jan 26, 20203 min read


The Flag Brag
"I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian,...

Glenn Dobbs
Dec 30, 20191 min read


I let time go lightly
“Time it was And what a time it was It was . . . A time of innocence A time of confidences” - Paul Simon “If you live to be 100, I hope I...

Glenn Dobbs
Dec 1, 20193 min read


'Tis hard to leave
"San Francisco has only one drawback: 'tis hard to leave." - Rudyard Kipling Here are a few facts about San Francisco - - The Chinese...

Glenn Dobbs
Nov 28, 20192 min read


California Dreamin' - A Thanksgiving Story
"Dad, when I go to Stanford I am going to get you a boat!" - 13 year old Stephen Dobbs "Today was the best day of this entire trip" -...

Glenn Dobbs
Nov 27, 20195 min read


The Sky is Bigger Here
Saturday, November 23 2019 “Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make...

Glenn Dobbs
Nov 23, 20195 min read


A Look Back At Crazy
November 22, 2019 “The perimeter was marked with menacing signs. INTRUDERS SHALL BE GUNDOWN” Ellen Berry, The New York Times We were...

Glenn Dobbs
Nov 23, 20191 min read
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